[BC] Re: Minimum staffing

[Mark Humphrey]

On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 11:44 AM, Mike McCarthy <Towers at mre.com> wrote:

> And yes, the main studio does need to be a control point if for no other
> reason it has EAS equipment there and content can originate from there.
>

Has this rule changed from 40 years ago, back when AM directionals
required a first phone on duty?

For example, I remember when WSYR in Syracuse remote-controlled the AM
transmitter from their manned TV/FM transmitter, allowing the same
first-phone operator to babysit all three facilities.  AFAIK, there
was no control point at the main studio, not to mention that it would
have been illegal to control anything from the studio without a
licensed operator being present there.  I'm sure there were many other
stations in those days doing something similar.

Mark